If, as has been suggested, White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller wanted to use Tennessee as a test case for states working in coordination with federal immigration officials, Volunteer State legislators have been good soldiers.
The push to close primaries may be dead in the Tennessee General Assembly this year, but many legislators are sure there is life after death.
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, has found herself getting the Trump treatment over the last few days after a social media post last week.
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, evidently thought his "three strikes" sentencing bill would find little opposition on its way to a signature by Gov. Bill Lee.
If you told us 10 years ago that we'd bemoan the fact Tennessee increased the number of its Education Freedom Scholarships for students to attend private schools, we'd have thought you lost your senses.
Businesses at the Business Development Center and Incubator in the city's North Shore were told Monday that the county was considering selling the building in which they are growing their burgeoning operations.
A year ago, we endorsed a challenger to Chattanooga City Council member Marvene Noel in the City Council election because we believed the challenger would be a better representative for all parts of the district, would ask the hard questions and would communicate better with her constituents.
Since any public school student is allowed to engage in silent prayer at any time of the school day or read their Bible during lunch or any non-instruction time, it was gratifying to see the "Protecting Religious Liberty and Expression in Public Schools Act," which would have required voluntary Bible study and prayer time, effectively removed from consideration during the remainder of this session of the Tennessee General Assembly.
Hamilton County Criminal Court Clerk Vince Dean says voters need to consider, in determining whether to reelect him to a fourth four-year term, if they want someone with a track record as a good leader, if they want someone who handles their personal finances well, if they want someone who can motivate a team, and if they want someone who will not be a micromanager but allow people to do their jobs.
Three of the five Hamilton County Board of Education seats up for grabs in August's county election will see primary challenges on May 5.
